Prince Harry’s Broken Toe Will Not Stop Him To Trek With Wounded Soldiers
Prince Harry has vowed that his broken toe will not hinder him from joining the trek going to the South Pole with wounded soldiers. The trek scheduled this November will have the prince in the group despite his broken toe, Kensington Palace officials confirmed.
The Palace did not mention how the prince sustained the injury.
"Prince Harry has broken his toe but will still be taking part in the South Pole Challenge. It's still very much on," an aide said.
The prince will be joining injured veterans from the UK, the U.S. and the Commonwealth in a 208-mile trek to the South Pole. This activity hopes to raise funds for the rehabilitation of injured troops.
The veterans have been training vigorously in preparation for the 16-day trek. They are scheduled to travel to the South Pole via Cape Town and will still undergo training before starting their 208-mile trek.
Their goal, according to Express, is to reach their destination by Dec. 17.
In September, the prince spent one night in a freezer with British servicemen who are trekking to the South Pole for Walking With The Wounded. The exercise was to prepare Prince Harry and other participants to the -35 degrees Celcius South Pole conditions.
"True Blood" Star Alexander Skarsgard will be heading the U.S. team in the trek while Dominic West of "The Wire" will be racing alongside the Commonwealth.
The prince also took part in the North Pole trek in 2011 and is the Antarctica trek's patron. He missed the Mount Everest trek in 2012, sources said, but he is sure to join the 2013 event.
During the recent exercise for the trek, Royal Artillery Officer Maj Philip said the prince is a "good extra pair of hands" and that having him in the team is "great."
Also in September, Prince Harry and his brother Prince William broke trading records for BGC Partners, Inc.'s charities.
Prince Harry supports efforts in helping veterans and active in activities that concern poverty, refugees, disaster relief, homelessness, human rights, AIDS and HIV, animals, hunger, and weapons reduction.